book up
Britishverb
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to make a reservation (for); book
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See booked up
Example Sentences
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BP said it expects to book up to $500 million in asset impairments across its portfolio.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025
“You may book up to 6 coach tickets per transaction,” the festival website says.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024
A letter sent by the outfit putting the book up for sale, Specs Fine Books, is included in the listing; the Aug. 16 missive details the chain of custody of the book.
From Washington Times • Sep. 1, 2023
The Commission is proposing measures to set up a central coordination mechanism between national infrastructure managers and harmonised penalties for those that book up unnecessary slots.
From Reuters • Jul. 11, 2023
She could tell just by the way April picked a book up and handled it, and by the way she forgot about acting so grown-up and Hollywoodish.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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